Flax Cornbread

Of all the awesome things I did this weekend, nothing tops the foie s’more ice cream I ate [fois gras is fattened duck liver in case you were wondering…]. Friday was the epitome of a lazy day. It was the first time I had absolutely nothing 

Pastrami & Rye Stuffing

I realize that now is really not the time for stuffing recipes. It was over 80° today. We went from snow last month to a sweet taste of summer. It feels like LA did last weekend. I spent the day with my sister, splitting brunch 

Queso Fresco Biscuits

Sometimes I really wish there were more hours in a day. Sleep feels optional sometimes, but eventually that catches up to me. I guess I’m not in my teens anymore. That’s clearly evident by my uncanny ability to fall asleep on the couch or to 

Black Bread

We’ve had crazy flurries of snow most of the day. I live practically at sea level, so it usually doesn’t stick. That doesn’t mean it isn’t fun to watch the world work itself up into a frenzy over nothing. Since the weathermen are terrible at 

Cornbread

I finally made the cornbread from the Hipcooks cooking class. I never seem to have cornmeal in the house [probably for good measure or I’d eat cornbread all the time], so I had to make a special trip. I needed to use up the mustard 

Garbanzo Garlic Knots

I was mid-run [okay, so more like slow, painful jog] when it started pouring. I guess summer is officially over. I think we had maybe three weeks of it total? Four? Regardless, it’s kind of a bummer. I love Portland for its mild climates, and